Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-24
Order Of Standardization Of the Royal
Gifts -fhs Career OF
Lso XIII
providence Journal

The Gar OF Russia, the Emperor Of Ger
many, the Queen of England, the Sultan
OF Turkey, the Empress Of China, and
the Shah of Persia have contributed quits
for the occasion which surpass any Of
those as yet given by the Catholic mon
archs or poteutates, while from all over
the world magnificent gifts are pouring
into the Vatican from the faithful of bis
own fold.
HOW THE JUBILEE WILL az CELEBRATED.
Bis Holiness has now definitely sane
toned tile order of the solemnities with
which lie will celebrate his sacerdotal
Jubilee. December 3Lst he will cele-
brato mass at the altar OF St. Peters
with closed doors. admission 70 the Basil
ica being by tickets Of invitation only.
On the LIST of January he viii receive
in special audience the cardinals. no
oies, and dignitariea o. the Catholic
Church ard the most distinguished
foreigners who VIII come 10 Rome for
this special occasion. All these person
ages will then visit the Vatican exhibit
tion. at which will be displayed ali the
gifts sent 70 the Pope from various parts
of the world, the exhibition being open
to rbe public Oh the day following. Tue
Pore has assigned foT this purpose That
part of the Vatican precincts known rs
the Piazza della pigua, but that space,
although containing s, 0UOsquare metres.
has been found to he insufficient. The
more precious gifts VIII be placed ID tue
rev wing Of the CbiMamenti Museum.
aud an extra gallery VIII be constructed
leading to one Of the interior doors Of
the Vatican.
PRECIOUS GIFTS.
Among the more splendid of the gifts
aire dy arrived are pastoral ring. pre-
scented by the Sultan Of Turkey, in
which there is q solitaire Estimated ut
the value of more than 10000 p;astres,
and a tiara, the gift Of the German I'm
peror, ornamented with magnificent
levels. one of which Is said to be the
largest OF its kind known to be IN exist
ence The Qucen Regent of Spain has
santaJing set with an enormous sapphire
surrounded By large bri.haDts. The
Emperor of Austria sends d gold cross
and ring with gems Of the value Of lOU,-
900 francs. Queen Victoria sends q
principe edition Of the Vulgata, with
magnificent bindings, which, together
With the intrinsic value Of the work
itself, makes the gift an especially yalu-
able one. Catholics of Naples offer his
Holiness q golden throne. NJ. GOu-
nod, tie famous musical composer. has
sent TO the Pope new cantata, dedl-
Gated to him, which will be performed on
The opening day Of the exposition.
The Gilt of the officers of the Noble
Guard is a massive gold and silver ink
stand in the style of the Renaissance,
surmounted by a statuette of Michael
Angelo and adorned wit four medal
lions of ST. Leo. st. Joachim, st. Fran
els, and st. Thomas Aquinus. The do
cese of Frefus forwards an immense
volume containing the magnilicat,
printed in $50 languages; but tins IS
surpassed by the diocese of Paris, which
makes an Offering OF the Lords Prayer
printed IN 200 languages which was
executed at the imperial press at the
time when Plus VII. consecrated Napo-
leon |. The binding OF this volume IS
very magnificent, with studs and bosses
Of SOLID gold upon the fine morocco,
and the arms OF the Pecci family en-
blazoned IL gold.
January 9th several new saints will be
canonizcd, the Pope assisting at the
ceremonies, at the Sistine chapel.
TER LIFE OF POPE LEO XIII.
The following sketch of the life OF
Pope Leo Mi. will be of interest ::
joachim Vincent Raphael Lodovico
Pecci was born at Csrpiento March y
1910, and WAS the son OF Count Do
menico Lodovico and Anna Prospect
Buzz Pecci, and was the youngest OF
six children-four boys and two girls
In the autumn of 1918, together with
his brother Joseph, he was sent to the
Jesuit college of Viterbo to be educated.
Here he remained six years, during
which time be laid the foundation Tor
that classic taste and finish of the pro-
auctions of his pen IN prose and IN verse
which European and American scholars.
admired. BY the death of his mother
ne was left, at the age Of fourteen,
to the exclusive care Of his father
and his Jesuit preceptors. Upon
the opening of the Romen college IN
1 1925 young Pecci resumed his studies IN
that famous university. At the end of
his first year at the college he was chosen
4 to deliver the Latin Grafton before the
faculty and students. He took for bis
subject Pagan Rome, as Compared
with Christian Rome" the subject mat
/ ter Of which referred TO the moral and
unbloody triumph of the holy See in
the person of Plus VII, over the brute
violence of AapoleOns despotism. lie
also secured the first prize in Latin
prose composition, and was awarded first
/ prize honOrs in Greek. In the printed
/ list of prizes distributed in the Collegio
/ Romano at the end of the scholastic
wear 1898 his name is mentioned for the
tirst prize in physics and chemistry,
and also for mathematical physics.
At the close of the same year he was
/ selected to defend against all Directors,
and in the most public manner theses so
! chosen from the subject matter of the
three years teaching that they would in
reality embrace the entire field Of philoso-
ply. This was the highest distinction
that could at that stage OF his university
career be conferred upon the young stu
/ dent, who was then in his twentieth
/ year. Becoming possessed with the
( desire 10 be priest, he was matriculated
! in 1880 among the theological stu
dents of the Gregorian University.
In 1882 he won and received his de-
! gree of doctor in theology, the highest
and most important academical distihc-
( ton conferred by the Catholic Church.
Having determined to cast his lot with
the secular priesthood, he found himself,
ut the end of the year 1882, In the ne
( cessity of choosing between career OF
parochiaI duty or the service of the Holy
See With the approval of his father
and uncle be resolved on the latter
course, and in consequence entered the
/ College for Noble Ecclesiastics, at Rome,
which WAS the training school OF all who
were destined for diplomatic or admin
istratiye career under the ponti6cal gov.
eminent
Pecci, while applying himself diligent-
ly to acquire thorough knowledge OF
civil aud ecclesiastical jurisprudence,
profted also by the great facilities Of
/ farad Il, tba Sa,,ienva IN nusb still frr.